"Yes, thank you," She rinsed the pot, ignoring Spike's barb about Herpes wiped it down with a paper towel, and handed it to him to hold while she retrieved a mug from the cabinets. "And the best way to bicker with Spike and keep the upper hand is to not start threatening him. It's every bit as rude, and doesn't lend much to the calm of those within hearing distance. 'Snarky' is apparently his default setting, and giving him fuel for the metaphorical fire ultimately only breeds louder ill-will."
Heidi raised her empty mug back at Spike, "Thank you for giving the bauble a burial--Try not to make any small children cry on the way back to your room. They'd probably be mine and I'll have to take offense." She watched him go, before turning back to Jared. "Can you have coffee, or is it strictly blood?"
[ooc: Sorry, made a couple of typos while I was editing it to fit the last tag!--And then made the text go wonky. D< ]